He was sedated at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent and taken to the on-site hospital for treatment by moggy molar expert Peter Kertesz.

Park vet Jane Hopper said Amir has made a purr-fect recovery, but would keep an eye on him over the next few weeks.

Experts said it was a difficult procedure because the tooth's root could be six times longer in a tiger than a human.

Ben Warren, head of the carnivore section at the park, near Canterbury, said: "Although the broken teeth weren't causing him any discomfort, we knew that a filling would be the best course of action to prevent any deterioration."

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The procedure was carried out to prevent future deterioration of Amir's teeth